Eldorado Canyon closures are enacted to protect eagles

Eldorado Canyon State Park has closed several areas in the park to protect golden eagles that are nesting in the area.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced in a news release that the upper loop of the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail above the Crags Hotel Ruin and Continental Divide Overlook is closed. The closed area includes the Continental Divide Overlook.

The areas are closed for all purposes, including rock climbing until July 15.

Golden eagles are protected by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under the authority of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Disturbing the birds is punishable by fines and jail time.

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